Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 295, Hammond, Lake County, 3 June 1921 — Page 1

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THE UEATHEa. Fnlr and cooler tonight i Sntiird fair and (.-ontiuued cool.

- "Oolltc-retl by Carriers In Hammond and W. Hammond 50c per month on streets and news stands 3c per opy. VOL. XIV. NO. 1295. mm France Does Her Best To Help Out Dry America Now. LOTS OP WEDICIWE BEING, SHIPPED WASHINGTON, .rune 3. France !s doing her mightiest to help out "dry" America. Franco sent over 75,000 Quarts of rare champagne and other sparkling wines In April. Customs experts today said the liQUor cargoes vera valued at only $131. '10". or an average cf less than $2 per bottle It ail went Into so-called legitimate channels for the "medicinal trade." This official record of April wine imports did not include the thousands of bottles convened to foreign diplomatic representatives. In Washington. (BT A. O. IUT'.VARD) 'STAFF CORRESPONDENT I N. SERVICE WASHINGTON, Juno 3. Anti-beer forces in the House today started a race with the prohibition enforcement f:cers to prevent the issuance of permits for the manufacture of beer and it's tale as medicine. Under the interpretation of the proh.buion law rsn-1". by former Attorney General Palmar the austerities have no rower to prevent such use of beer. Inhibition enforcement officials Intern-j p! revenue Ocmmissioner Blair arc ext,c,ed to coir ply with the Palmer rulIrn sod lhsuc permits at an early date. Chairman Volstead of the House Jur,.,...;Rrv committer, urged on by Wayne 1?' ' 'wheeler. Anti-Saloon League head. v's ruhc4 to completion his report sustaining the anti-b'or VII and today he Vegan work on the Houe leaders to win their assent to an early consideration of the bill. It Is Volstead'. plan to jam the bin through the House as quickly as possible. Follow it to the Senate and secure early action there on it that St may become a law before much real wr is manufactured under permits to b issued. The fear of the prohibition rces Is that unless the law prohibiting beer is s-r--fiily Flav'l on the statute books the brewers will flood the. country with beer containing a "ki-k" of four per cent, alcohol and pood work done in prohibition enforcement will be undone in large measure. While driving action in Congress the prohibition leaders under Wheeler fire seeking to stay issuance of beer permit. by Commissioner Blair. 'Ihc "ultimate "consumer" seems to be the nr.lv one who i? taking no part in the present proceedings, although his interests ar more personal than the chief actors. A Tdreless message from W. G. Taxten to the Hamond Kotary Club sent yesterday and was receipted for by M. Monnette. It read: "One hundred miles out. Last ninety-seven -wonderful." This cryptic message was the object of a great deal of discussion on the part of Rotarians all over the city. If became necessary for the Times reporter to Interview several members of t heclub on the subject. Rev. P.obert I.icklidcr. when asked wha: he thought the message could have meant, said: "it is likely that the weather was stormy until the h!p goi r.way from the area of the breakers and then It steamed into a delightful calm." Tom Tcnr.ant, ex-president of the Rotary Club, said "This message upsets ail of my pre-concrivd theories. They say the first hundred years are the hardest. In this case it seems that the first three miles was the hardest." Fred Crumpaeker. president of ihe Rotary Club, said "T h:ivo had a Kr"t ;il i'f ea faring e in rienec. I went rl.-vn to Allan: h I'iiv Jnst yenr f?id knew ;i p-i ;U ib-ai about ha '. old Atlantic. After you pot ut tin-''" miles von begin to talk a dill', rent laiiKii'-Cf. Tt i the same, tongue they speak at Himini, off Miami, or at Havana, in the bes; hotels. Here Is a sample, 'Wattleyeliave.' " Commodore Thorby said, "the ep!.tnBtiuti is simple. As president of the Jackson Park Yacht !ub. I have hid a great mativ nautical i x pc r-'nw. I; ta' three m.!'- of sail ins? f.r a 1-ui lubber to get his sea V cs. Al ter ili.-u it requires onl !7 ticks f..r the average man's legs to become absolutely useless. "

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SUES TO GET ER CHILI Spicy Testimony Brought Out In Hammond Habeas Corpus Hearing. mi.uniN.i u.nit tlil. nfternoon found for the defandant In the Brnutlnamj halien corpus prcvee-cdlngs. The, (tmnclparents of little Joun Brant Um ' nermitted to retain custody of; her The court took the Interest of the child Into Brt consideration and a he ha always lived in the home of turn. rrandnnrents he thought it best for her to stay there. The mother wept j bitterly rrhen the baby was taken from her liut the fninlly assured her that she could visit her whenever she desiredFinal disposal of the matter will be up to the took county court for it i undettsood that theater Brauligam will at once institute divorce proceedings. Habeas corpus proceedings brought by a mother to recover custody of her child, have furnished attaches of Room 2 of the superior court of Hammond wtih some spicy testimony in which Chicago people figured as the principals. The hearing started yesterday and it was . xp"ed that Judge Hardywould render his decision this afternoon. Mrs. Helen Brautigam, the mother, in setting up her claims for custody of her five-year-old child, Joan, had to face her husband's charge that sh has an affinity, one Edward Houlette, a Chicago cigar dcaUr. with whom she was arrested Sunday morning in a Milwaukee hotel. Ht petition for a writ of habas corpus was filed yesterday by Attorneys Patterson ev ".'rites of East Chicago. In it she said that Mr. and Mrs. Teter Brautigam. parents of her husband, had forcibly taken possession of the child and had brought hr to their farm near Leroy. She said that they had refused to W her see the child and added that as thra is a person who is mentally deficient on the farm, it w a5 mt eafe for the little girl to be there. Because she feared the grandparents would take the child out of the staf she asked for the urn and for an order to have the girl brought Into court at once. The grandparents appeared this morning, represented by Attorneys McAleer, Dorsey & Gillett. With them was the father, Chester E. Brautigam. and a woman, Miss Salina Cochrane, who was with Mrs. Brautigam when the arrest was made in Milwaukee . Th.e defendants resisted giving up the child on the grounds that the mother has shown herself to, be of immoral charaeter. They presented evidence to show that Mrs. Brautigam had insisted on working for her cigar dealer affinity In spite of the fact that her husband did n't wish her to work and that she had a good home with his parents who are comfortably situated. Peter Brantigan. grandfather of the child. !s a grocer living at 50:1 Indiana avenue, Chicago. Miss Coi-hran". who Is a sister of Mr. Peter Brautigam and an aunt by marriage of Mrs. Helen Brautigam, acompanied the latter on ail of her little trips with Houlette. On one occasion when Helen Brautigam's employers gave her a two weeks' vacation they told the husband they were going to New York. Houlette met them at Pittsburgh and tpok them in his car to Washington, Philadelphia. New York and Buffalo. Brautigam did not learn until recently that ilnuittte was with them. It was shown that for five years the woman and Houlette had been spending considerable time together. Last Saturday evening Brautigam received an annonyrnous telephone call warning him to watch his wife and telling hi in she was going to Milwaukee instead of tlit- summer resort as the had told him. He had an operative of t n Burns Detective agency follow her jointed the detective In Milwaukee Sunday morning. His wife and baby, M.ss Cochrane. Hou'ictte and Albert Taylor, a government meat inspector, had registered at a hotel under flcliciiius names. Police raloed the rooms and found Mis. Brautigam and Houlette occupying one suite and Mis3 Cochrane and Taylor in another. They were arreted and booked on charges of disorderly cemduct. The men put up $160 cash bond for themselves and the women but none of them appeared for tria.' on Monday. While tiny were at the police station, the baby which is suffer ing with whooping cough was given) to the father who took it back to Chicago. Yesterday when the Brautigams drove to their little farm near Leroy, bringing the baby with them, the mother followed and started the proceedings to recover custody of the little girl. Mrs. Brautigam aelmitted meeting Houlette on various occasions but insisted that their relations had not been improper w lorn she testified. Ht only other willies was an aunt with whom she rxp cts to live now that the separation between herself and husband has taken place. Her husband. his parents. Miss Cochrane and the Burns! detective were witnesses for the de-1 fVn.j. I

EVERYBODY WELCOME1 The -i-ihii,' 'is 'nv.tel to attend the! lokie Drub. Bugle and Fife Corp dance Saturday evening. June 4, atl East Chicago Masonic Temple. 6-l-t

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SEEUER TAKES ISSUE WITH Alderman .1. V. Uc-' : : . chairman 't the finance ,: ii.i 1 1 1 1 e of the Hammond city council, takes issue wit.i Councilman .Martin in regard to seseral statements purported to hae been maJe in the recent council mcr-t-in-lield for the purpose of passing on the Kricson ".iter report. Ke!er denies having in,fll t" mark that he dul not know where monev lu pay for the proposed M r . re -t he impro'.cmenls was to anna from, and he also denies that any slurring remaiK were made against the Chamber of Commerce. Alderman Keeler said. Hammond i Alderman Martin mi sou "ted me in his speech efore the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. 1 said. wh. n Frank Martin asked me how the m.mcy was to be raised for the new improvements to the water works, that 'the matter had been taken care of." I positively did i.'.say that I did not know." Mr. Keeler further states that Mr. Martin is attempting to "square himself" before the Chamber of Commerce, and is willing to go to any length to do so. Mr. Keeler savs that the statement thst the Chamber of Comerce was ridiculed in the council meeting is untrue, and that the council is willing to work with th chamber for the betterment of the city, notwithstanding Martin's efforts to create ill-feeling. Alderman Keelr said further, "that it would seem that Martin wnuld ha e use believe that he is th.e sole champion of the people in regard to th w-ater works. He has evidently overlooked the fact that we have a very competent Board of Public Works, and a very able mayor, who have responsibility in th.e matter. Wc a'.s'. have a finance committee. However, Mr. Martin is merely carrying out his customary policy in this matter, namely, to use every effort in his power t" discredit the present administration. "Mr. Martin's speech before the Chamber of Commerce was a political speech, and was made for a political purpese, and it is wondered why the Chamber stood for it as they did." Alderman Martin rerii,-j to the statement of Mr. Keeler. and did not ' admit an error in fu ting his statement, He said. "Alderman Keeler Informs me that I misquoted him at the chamber of Commerce yesterday, and claims that instead of saying I don't know how. the water improvement was to b financed, he replied that 'the matter has been taken care of.' "Assuming that Mr. Keeler Is correct, why the se,-re,-y ab"ut it? If he did know, why did he not explain what the plan was? Would not the average taxpayers, i? a member of the council, when asked to vote, approval of the spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars, fee! entitled to know just where the money is to come from: "In my opinion, the matter of fmanc-, ing this project should be carefully considered before approving any contract with Mr. Ericson or anyone else, r am informed that the Ericson contract was not e-yen submitted to the city attorney b-;f-re the special meeting at which time the council instrueted the Board of Works to sign it. This contract carries a pofMb'e fee of thirty to fifty thousand dollars. Mr. Erleson's services may be worth tilts amount, but it is also my opinion that none one in their sound mind would si.gn or order sign'd rue, an instrument without the most careful consideration of the same. "I have always thought It just as important to safeguard the spending of the taxpayers' money as I would my own. "My motive? in this matter I knowwill be attacked and misrepresented, but this is one of the penalties of public life that must he expected However. If the publicity given this matter means that the city's Interests will be more fully protected, 1 will be satisfied." The exact action taken by the council at the special meeting, was to autbor'zc the poard of public works to enter j,,to a contract with J,.hn Ericson. consulting engineer for tin city of Chicago, to act as consulting engineer for Hammond elurinp the construction of th additions- to the natei works, with a fee of 5 per rnt of the total cost of construction. Mr. Ericson was? to have, charge of directing the work. GOB GETS LONG SENTENCE PArtlS. June, 3. Chas. missel of New Haven, Conn., a former sailor in the United States navy, 'down on his tuck, was sentenced to 10 years soli- 1 vuiMiiiciiRin uuav lur roDoing a i jeweuy suop. .mer nis term or enlistment had expired Bussel remained in France. In explanation of hia actions he said he was broke and starving. He entered a Jewelry shop with a piece of lead pipe concealed in a paper and attacked a girl clerk. He seized a handful of Jewels and fled, but was captured by bystanders. EXPLOSION ON BRITISH DESTROYER! LONDON", June 3. The Haulbowline dockyard was closed up today for an indefinite period as the result of a mysterious explosion on boarel the British destroyer Trenchant last night. The destroyer was badly damaged, but there were no casualties among the crew-, .Ml the workers at the dockvaril were jiaid off and told not to report on d.:ty !;il f.ii'ther notice. An investigation of the explosion is under way to determine if it is connected in any way with the recent activities of revolutionary agitators.

FRIDAY, JUXF 15, 1921.

VHERE NEGROES ( i M ' .1 Convention hall in Tulsa. i One of the first moves made by Tulsa and national pruard officials In halting: the race riots which recently broke out in that city was to take into custody all the negroes found in the streets and place them in the convention hall, ball park and other places under guard to protect them and TO GIVE "EATS" A slow tiire which can b" pokd into a roaring blaze at any time, later will j be kindled under Hammond's political j pot next Thursday evening when the. Lemocrats . a v e their ratification dinnor at Ifuehn's hall. "jty tlrairman Frank Martin is making arrangements for a big time. The. dinner 1.--. slated for 6.45 o'clock and he says cot ers will be la!d for 4:5. Tlie will include the candidates, precinct workers and each canTT-iatc's coterie of boosters. A soon as the food has been di' posed of the conclave will get down to actual business. First oines the adoption cf a rlatform. Tlanks are mow being gathered and will b culled over at the meting. No intimation i, i.-.-,.. c a-- to tl" lines whi'h will be followed. As soon as this do-,i . , . , . . i I". I. Simon, candidate for major, will d"iler ringing Ti'ii"i' ade1re.;s. breaking fo the first time the silence which he h.-v maintained since he hiupuiv; d his candidacy aid was handed the n"minitinn. There will be other entertaining features such as short speeches by the leading lights of the party in Hammond and a musical program. Admission! will be by ticket winch will cost the holder seventy-five cents. They tiny be had from the ward council candidates or from Democratic hcadnuart ers at Rooni :3 in the Km.bacU l-Cilling STOLEN CAR GOMES 10 GRIEF Thieves are Taken to Jail at Crown Point From Lowell SPECIAL TO TH r TIME?! LOWELL, Ind , June 3, A Mttce 1 i automobile headed south hit the ditch at the bridge j,;,;t north of town y'.v terday afternoon and when it landed it was in the ditch in about two P--t of water. There were two occupants in the ear and neither man was hurt. As soon as the accident happened the ,,,e,. mc. ... i "Uii'i i i e j r i a ce u l a in 1 1 er east 1 town anei said they were hraeleri for Indiana pedis . The actions of the men was suspicious and w hen they were a Molen car. Marshal Tiuckw the men to Crown Toint . ,e, li t oo! BRIDE KILLED ON June I. Mrs. Gilbert O. Gronner. 27 years old, was killed instantly and her husband, 44 years oid, of 402-3 "West Twenty-fifth street, Chicago, was injured seriously when a touring car in which they were riejing was struck by a Perre Marquette passenger train at a crossing fifteen miles east of Indiana Harbe sj early last night. The auto was smashed into kindling wood and parts of the machine were strewn along the railroad right of way for 130 feet. The occupants of the machine were buried beneath the wreckage. When the rescuers arriveel Mrs, Gronner was (joa(j anci her body was brought to Michigan City on the train. Mr. Gronner suffered injuries to his back and right shoulder p-d left leg. The couple had started oil" their honeymoon, having been married yesterday afternoon in Chicago. MARTIN WAS TOO GOOD HEARTED Mart'.n Koca'.'s grocery sto-e at 1 ITS Columbia avenue in East Hammond is closed. Martin was too generous with his friends and as a result has gone Into bankruptcy. No one who came to him w ith a hard luck .story and asked for a loan was turned down. It didn't matter to Martin if no security was furnished. He w as always willing to take a c h a neon the e-ther fellow's heoiesti-. I; followed that he was a heavy lo.vr. His open accounts at the store amount te nearly 11.000. while he bas no means of knowing how much is standing out on those small personal loans.

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" Okla., and Gov. J. B. A. Robertson. prevent further trouble in the nepro quarter. Despite this precaution, the rioting and gun fire continued. Gov. J. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma declared martial law in the Tulsa district when the rioting grew serious and placed Adj. Gen. C. F. Barrett in charge cf the situation. L NOT SOLD Hammonds Central school property was not offered for j a at the special meeting of the school board, wh:ch had been railed, for that purpose last 'uning The matter has been pestpemed until next Tuesday evmng at 7.31 o'clock. Four or five men known valuable site were prcs-nt when the meeting opened last night. However, members of the board say, certain matters had arisen at the eleventh hour, which made it advisable to delay disposing of it until later. Much interest has arisen in the matter and many inquiries were received i this morn ins: as to who had hfn thi successful bidder. Tuesday t: ening s session will be merely an adjourned j continuation cf last night's meeting so J that it will not b necessary to rad- ! vert:.-' the s. ' r. DELL PLAIN S ARE ELECTED Morse PeiiPlam. ire president of the Northern Indiana 'ias Ai- Elecrno company, was ;esterday ebcted u-c president of the (ircat Lakes division "f the National Electric Light aswiH. tmr, at the Drake hotel ,n Chicago. The- National Electric L'ght associaion has grown so rapidly within the la:-t few y,-ars that if has bern found necessary to divide its activities inr, various regions. The Cireat Lakes division, enluplh-MiE the states eif V, 1 s - cenrin, Michigan. Illinois alld Indiana, is' 1 at, J as being the greatcit division in the country from ati lCC,rical PO er consuming point of view. Mr.! P'ain is already president of th 1 .- 'n,iliJna (as association and this furt h C r h nor will set well on the should ers of a man who j conscientiously i n d e a v o r i r, g to serve the best interests of our community through the Gas and 4i ectric comMny icar on, comptroller of the! Northern Indiana Gas & Electric com pany, at the same meeting, was elected chairman of tne accounting section of! the Great Lakes division. High School Year Book Just Off the Press The Diines of if'-l" t:ic high school year book, is j.jst off tne press. This great if not the greatest work of the otudent body, is better than ever. The booli represents the work of souk 'io st'idents and is a credit and tribute to the amateur journalists of toe high school. It marks the end of one epoch of the school or the beginning ef another. A mi'.e ptone in the history of the H. I. 1 1 . t?., it may be aptly called. Tli" years activities are chronicled, ihe Athletics, the clubs and organisation.1, the faculty. the activities throughout the year make it a fine and well worked out piece of literatui e. The book has a c.rculation of over Sufi copies and is on a firm financial basis. These copies are to be distributed to the students and alumni. In case there are any remaining they will be placed on sale at vine store for the general pu bl ic. The book it a high tribute to fne spirit morale and industry of the f i1 1: re srene rat ; on e. f Hammond. JURY IRPLAINTIFF The Jury In room two of th" Hammond fiiperior court, which hael been hearing the suit of Clara Rhodes Whltniore against the Continental Casualty eeimpany. brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff ordering the Insuiance company to pav the full i amount or t -io j.oii heci hv Mis. 1 . i r ',i ' ; e s son, lt.y. wr.en he me; dealii in a ra.irorid wreck at SchererviJ. -The police w a for $3 on and tiie verdict also called for 6 per cent Interest from the time it was due.

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HAMMOND, INDIANA rough 5 pm- NEWS FLASHES tBLI.l.ETlVl I -r?M;.; .ONA.L fit AS tVI"El BERLIN, June 3. Solomon Tejlirian. a young Armenian today was acquitted of , the murder of Talaat Pasha, former errand vizier and minister of interior cf Tuikev. (BtiirTn.i MNTFtiNATIONAl HEWS SERVICE! KNOX. Ind.. June 3.--Th Jury which heard th" evidence in the case of Cecil Burkett, 11, charged with the murder of Bnni Slavin. his playmate, failed to agree upon a verdie-t today and was mismissed by Judge penteroet. Bl LI.ETT. (INTERNATIONAL NES SfSil'il PEORIA. 111-. Jun 3 George Hath, a 73-year-old church janitor, early today shot and killed his housekeeper, Eleanor Laut, 34. and seriously w-ounded her lover. Wm. Hudson. 38. The aged man confessed the mtird--r. declaring h was sorry he had n"t Killed Hudson (BlUF.IIVi (INTERNATIONAL K'WS SfC.l'El GLASGOW. Scotland. June Miss Cecil Lfitch today retained the British women's go'f championship by d'featin gMiss JoycWethered in the fnal r mnd of the annual tournament at TurnbTry. E POUND IN BOX CAR Unidentified Man Discov ered on Erie Railroad Near Huntington HUNTINGTON, Ind, June fJ Several J persons sent flowers Tusday for funI era! services held for an unidontlh.-d j man. w hose Icdy w as found in an Erie railroad box car here last Thursday. i and wh the authorities say, had beer murdered . The services were at the rurvunc undertaking establishment, and were in the charge of Dr. E W. Col", ot the Central Christian church. Pa:lbe8rtrs were Charles R . Halier. E. G. Owen. Edwin P. MeCarty. Francis Gallagher, H. M. Hardin. James cP'ntz s. W. E. Spacey and Charles Mead. I One woman, when she delivered .her I flowers, remarked that th man was some mother's son," and she thought t he should have jomp flora! offerings. During the days that the body lay at j the undertaking establishment, it is i estimated that between 7. Of) and 1'"',(i 0 it persons viewel if in an effort at ; identification. Toe mm apparently , had been killed by be, pg beaten. EXPECTED IN 'LEAK" CASE tlNTFPNATIONAL NtAS SERVICE WASHINGTON". June 3. A decision in the now famous supreme court leak case may be expected w.tbin a week, it was Indicated today following the nu'omlsaion of briefs by both sides. Inextricably wove nin'., the case as now presented is the question of whether highly Important and secret information of the government does In fact constitute government "property" !n a legal sense, and whet tier men vvPiei conspire to obtain such secrets sut t ptitiously and turn Co m to their own financial aiiviiiniu-, are: liable under the law as xiuy would be if they conspired to iansack the treas iry. The government is of the opinion that its. secret information is classed property: attorneys for Ashton F. Embry. former private secretary to Supreme Court Justice McK'-nnan; H. E Moses, a lawyer: E. M. Slayer, a broker, and J. H. Graves, a former department of justice la .vyer. contend thai it is not proper-..'.- nod the offpne for which the men were indicted is not punishable under any exi.-.n ir.g statute The decision tests with Justice S.ddons in district supreme court.

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iDlPLOMATIC REPORTS ARE I ENCOURAGING

Foreign Trade Resumption To Normal Scale Is Drawing Near. 'BT W. H. ATK.IN?) ;STtr CORPESPCNCENT I WASHINGTON". June M. sepvice: .. Rosy pr dictions of early recovery of American industry and agriculture, have es 'fr'.r basis, it developed today, highly 1mtstic diplerr.t tic reports frrm a br ".' refecting more favorable world trad'factors In finance and trade of a permanent character, these new factor' which give renewed hope for recirn:"'lion in the near luture of forelfi trade upon a normal scale are signifteent. . f lieiais asserted. Pa' k of the extraordinary measi-tr- '' adopted by President Harding, ?o'e iary of the Treasury Mellon and ;- rnor Harding cf the- Federal I;es,r.,.. Hoard to loosen up the, swollen bar reservoirs for the bem fit of the t pprtssed and elebt-ndden farmer, is '.hi crtam knowledge of high official" ;hi' ho world demand for American products must soon be resumed. Accurate report.? from all parts of pr world today revealed to official', of f nFederal ReScrvo. Board that th' r h" been a gradual depletion of accumoiated stocks cf American merehandi:-'. ibroad The Board takes the vl'-.v 'hathe establishment of new credit faeibties will re-open the channels now "losed or farmer's products. The establishment nf new rredit suport for moving American produets and tffuntirrs to the farmers that he rf,i onlinue producing at a prefit, is now -ought by the ndmlnis 'ration. Pronbnt Harding will soon resume Ins .',:i"e re noes w ith the MfddJew estern, touiiitii and western financiers Official announcement of further Ivink reductions In the ti-ar future will hnvc a marked rfTTt in further roliev. ns credit stringencies. Th'e rov h l are expeete-d before mid-summir. ifficials believe they are fully Justified 'iv the rising reserve ratio of all of tbi xir.ks and by easier money coridl' 1--r.a generally. TO OPEN SUNDAY NOON Hammond people will be permit-:) o perform the eacred r't of the bv i t the rake Eront Tark start, rt!9 . Manager joe Trafb-i ha b'-t w..-"-ktng all week preparing 'o he a t h h o u te . For the benefit of the bin n-- ad .itcs Manager Trai'ba? sutrccsis 'a .'o male bathers b' c-mpr!!d t-; w i. iuc g"gg!e on Sundays 'Th! w o:i 1 na-l'.c !' a blue Punda: . awrlr ' sv right." the manager ci-clarrl o-.-o'n' to wear my blue gc5g'-s n'v .-und-jy." Country Club Addition Watsr Rentals El: tor Times In replv to art! hat appeared in yesterday's issue f I,-- Tim; I wish to state thlt 1 u 'H-f'-nt administration of the c t-- .-,' Hammond has not or can we ind n n -lgreement whereby the Country .s authorired to collect wa'T r'n'a1 'or that addition. When we discovered that 'amt lies residing m the Country cpi -ol'i.tion wer- not S'fttn? v a ;- ihrough the ve.'t Hammond ni'P' -vi i.nmed.ately called th,- West H.im n.-,nd mavor and water board to m.vith th. Country club officials and ' - losrii of public oili of Hammond i irder to correct condition.-. After Jun io the city of We Han nond will be respensbie for wst-t consumed in the country club add-.t 1 7i d if the owners of property x'eet to continue getting watr. we demavi . settlement for wat'r u s e -i b y t h e - i from the time houses were build U' until June 10, 1?21. or water w!l bbut off. If the country club has eo'.!eed from any of tiiese consumer?, thy wo. have to look to tii" club for a rf.;nl as the club has been pti.v ins -nly f water consumed by t li'-wse 1 e - an 1 has not 'suTered'" a 'T lias paid n 1 : rate of 15i.fei p(r month which is . e -rear-onabie for the r'ub hems,- and extensive grounds and eo not car f i a single one of the houses , n wh-o, alone the minimum rate would to'ni $31.50 rer montb. At no time has any of the eon-eir-e rs tn thi.i territory ca'ie.l a : ii Hammond city hall for the rurP"sc ,,t' pajing their water rent. W. F. BIELEFELD. ("': y Treasurer. THIEVES LOOT THIS MAN'S ROOM Theodore Peterson. 3M Csmer'ei street, Hammond, is out sbci! $3"' as the result of the activities of se.ro--one, who entered his room j ef erda while he was away. The loot cns st- 1 of a watch valued at JUS and ?:51 .n cash. Peterson has an idea of who llr thief is. The office of Dr. J. S-chlesinger. roo-n 103, First National bark building. wo entered last night and several medi-'l books, valued a' $TA. n-'t taken. Th police are work-n? on the cae. ACHIEVING POPULARITY The Dixie fieinut Shop, 15"'5 East State street, is proving one of Hammond's meist popular catinz places. Steaming hot dousrhnuts and delicious coffee constitute t:te menu, and bes,d. oerving a larsse eMentele e'.f ry hour the day. orders for parCc. fi-, ii are bnj taken car of Mo Ia:-. ; J a Hammond man of whle a 'l i ,i i n ! -l nc-e jane! w : f '.l the un.o, l" a " r n g r t r, - n fif 1 bis place o business, i n d i'f '. I on s a that he will get all the business he can handle in a short t.me.

HAMMOND BATH HOUSE